Film News 2026-01-16

• ‘The Rip’ Review: A Team of Miami Cops Are Tempted to Steal $20 Million in Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s Enjoyably Aggro Netflix Heist Movie
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• U.S. Prisons Are Black Sites, Kept Secret from the Public — Filmmakers and Journalists Can Change That (Opinion)
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• Kathleen Kennedy Stepping Down as Lucasfilm President, Dave Filoni Named President
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• ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Uses Sound as a Breath of Fresh Air
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• ‘Scarlet’ Tells a Classical Revenge Story — Just Don’t Call It a Shakespeare Adaptation
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• How ‘No Other Choice’ Turns a House Into a Capitalist Nightmare
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• Netflix Will Soon Have Its Own Movies, All of Sony’s Movies, and (Maybe) All of Warner Bros.’ Movies
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• ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ Review: Paramount’s Teen ‘Trek’ Series Isn’t Nearly Bold Enough
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• Sundance Institute Names Former Participant Head David Linde as New CEO
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• IndieWire Expands Programming, Adds The American Pavilion to Future of Filmmaking
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• ‘The Bride’ Trailer: Maggie Gyllenhaal Unveils Her Punk Rock Take on One of Cinema’s Misunderstood Monsters
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• Sundance Award Winner ‘Ricky’ Finally Gets a Theatrical Release — and a Kickstarter Campaign to Help Reach More Audiences
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